An historical sketch of the native states of India

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An historical sketch of the native states of India

in subsidiary alliance with the British government

Author: George Bruce Malleson, 1825-1898

London

Longmans, Green & Co.

1875

Contents

Preface ....vii

Introductory chapter .... 1

Part I: Rajputana.

Chapter I. Udaipur or Mewar ....9

Chapter II. Jaipur .... 27

Chapter III. Jodhpur or Marwar .... 39

Chapter IV. Bundi .... 59

Chapter V. Kota .... 68

Chapter VI. Jhalawar ...... 76

Chapter VII. Tonk ........ 78

Chapter VII. Karauli ....... 85

Chapter IX. Kishangarh ....... 89

Chapter X. Dholpur ....... 92

Chapter XI. Bharatpur ....... 97

Chapter XII. Alwar ....... 105

Chapter XIII. Bikaner....111

Chapter XIV. Jaisalmer . . . . . . 117

Chapter XV. Sirohi . . . . . .125

Chapter XVI. Dungarpur, Banswara, and Partapgarh ... . 128

Part II: Central India and Malwa.

Chapter I. Gwalior, or the dominions of Sindhia.... 136

Chapter II. Indore, or the dominions of Holkar....176

Chapter III. Bhopal.... 197

Chapter IV. Dhar.... 206

Chapter V. Dewas .... 215

Chapter VI. Jaora.... 210

Part III: Bundelkhand.

Chapter I. Rewa .... 224

Chapter II. Orchha or tehri, Datia, and Samptar.... 227

Part IV: Western India.

Chapter I. Barodah, or the dominions of the Gaikwar .... 235

Chapter II. Kolhapur ..... 254

Chapter III. Sawunt-wari ..... 202

Chapter IV. Kachh .... 270

Part V: Southern India.

Chapter I. Haiderabad, or the dominions of the Nizam .... 277

Chapter II. Mysore (Maisur) ...... 207

Chapter III. Travankur .... 323

Chapter IV. Kochin.... 329

Part VI: Northern India.

Chapter I. The Cis-Satlaj states (Patiala, Jind, Nabha, Kalsia, Maler Kotla, Faridkot)....333

Chapter II. Cashmere (Kashmir) ..... 342

Chapter III. Minor trans-satlaj states (Kapurthala, Mandi, Chamba, Sakit)....345

Chapter IV. Bhawalpur.... 347

Part VII: Mediatized and minor chiefs.

Chapter 1. Central India and Malwa....354

Chapter 2. Bundelkhand.... 360

Chapter 3. Western India.... 366

Chapter 4. Southern India....376

Chapter 5. Eastern India ....... 377

Chapter 6. North- western India.... 378

Appendices.

Appendix A....383

Appendix B.... 385

Appendix C.... 387

Appendix D....391

Appendix E....392

Appendix F .... 394

List of maps.

Rajputana ....... To face page 9

Central India ... 136

Western India . . . . . . 235

Southern India . . . . . . 277

North Western India . . . . . 333

Sketch Map Of British India... 352

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